DRINK: A biogeochemical source term model for low level radioactive waste disposal sites

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 557-571

  Humphreys, Paul ^a   McGarry, Ray ^a   Hoffmann, Alex ^a   Binks, Peter ^a  

^a SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Drigg; Mathematical modelling; Microbiology; Radioactive waste disposal

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

EID: 0030855872     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(97)00034-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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